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The Fastest and Most Scalable Disk-based Backup System with Data Deuplication

ExaGrid's byte-level data deduplication solution stores changes from backup to backup instead of storing full file copies. This unique approach reduces the disk space required by 10 to 50:1, delivering unparalleled cost savings and performance.

Eliminates failed data backup and recovery
Greatly reduces your backup window
Disk backup with data deduplication at the cost of tape
Works with your existing backup applications
 

ExaGrid EX Series Product Line

ExaGrid offers a highly scalable disk backup solution that works with your existing backup application and combines high quality SATA storage, compression and byte-level data deduplication with a virtualized GRID architecture. This unique approach reduces the disk space required for backup by a range of 10 to 50:1, delivers best-in-class scalability and unparalleled cost savings.

Scalable GRID Architecture

There are five core ExaGrid disk-based backup servers. These servers include GRID computing software. When plugged into a switch they virtualize into one another. As a result, any of the five configurations can be mixed and matched into a single GRID system, with full backup capacities up to 30TB, in 1TB increments. Once virtualized, they appear as a single system to the backup server. Load balancing of all data across servers is automatic and multiple GRID systems can be combined for additional capacity.

 

ExaGrid's unique approach to scalability provides the following benefits:

Performance is maintained as your data grows - each additional ExaGrid server added to a system provides disk, processor, memory and GigE.
Capacity utilization is load-balanced across servers - as a single server reaches full utilization, it can leverage space available on other servers in the GRID.
Plug and play expansion - adding an additional ExaGrid server is as simple as plugging it in and letting ExaGrid's automatic virtualized GRID software do the rest.
Cost-effective, system "right-sizing" - acquire just what you need now, add more later as data grows.


Post Process Data Deduplication:

ExaGrid's innovative approach minimizes the amount  of data to be stored by providing standard data compression for the most recent backups, along with byte-level data deduplication for all previous backups. ExaGrid's post-process deduplication technology stores changes from backup to backup instead of storing full file copies. This unique approach reduces the disk space required by at least 10, and up to 50 to 1, delivering unparalleled performance for the fastest backups and restores, all in a solution that costs the same as a new tape library.
Core ExaGrid Server Configurations:
1TB EX1000
2TB EX2000
3TB EX3000
4TB EX4000
5TB EX5000


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 For example, a 5TB ExaGrid server can store a 5TB full backup (5TB of primary data) plus up to 16 weeks of retention/history, while a 2TB server can take in a 2TB full backup (2TB of primary data) plus up to 16 weeks of retention. If a 30TB system is required, then six EX5000s are plugged into the switch and virtualize into a single system.

Five Mix and Match Servers

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Examples of Several Common ExaGrid System GRID Configuartions between 5TB and 30TB

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